Suspenders.



` 1v1. BONO.

SUSPBNDERS. APPLICATION FILED IBB. 29, 1912.

Patented Oct'. 1,

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MIcHELANGEto ioNo, or NEW vonk, N. y. 1

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Ib all whom z't may concern: i Be it known that I, MciinLANoEm BbNo, a..citizen of Italy, residing `at yNew YVork county and .State of New York,have invented a new and Improved Suspender,

oit which the following is a specification.

f This invention relatesto s'uspendersv of novel construction whichpossess a high degree of elasticity, even with inelastic Lshoulderstraps or with shoulder straps that have becomestretched by wear. A

he Suspenders may be readily assembled or dismembered and may be securedto or other fastening means.

Inthe accompanying drawing: Figurel`4 is a .front view of Suspendersembodying my invention; Fig. .2 an enlarged section on line 2-2, Fig. 1;Fig. 3 a face viewlof the spring connection between web .and tab withsome of the parts in section; Fi 4 a cross section on line 44, Fig. 3,and Fig. 5 a cross section on line 5 5, Fig.. 1. The tabs 10which-gareadapted to be attached to the trousers pass through an `oblongeye 11 seated within an u'pper fold 12 of the tab 13, which is adaptedto beattached to thedrawers. A flap 14 on the upper widened end13 of tab'13 is provided with a hook or similar fastening member 1.5 adapted toengage an eye 16 on the body of the tab. By openingy this hook andlowering the flap, eye 11 carrying'tabs 10 may be readily removed orapplied. In addition to fold 12, tab 13 is rovided with a second upperfold 17 that accommodates thelower -bar 18a of an elongated .wire bail18. Thel two parallel Shanks and the upper bow of .this bail amencircled by a continuous spiral "compassed by spring 19, below whichthe Shanks are ena vertically movable slide or 'cross head 20. Thisslide is seated within 'the lower fold of a doubled or'cndless strap theupper fold of which accommodates the lower bar of asubstantially S-shaped couplingmember 22. Around the Speciicdtion of Letters Patent.sppiieaioa` inea4 ifiauary 2,9, 1912. serial No. 630,579.

buttons, button holes- 2S) adapted to .becomealined jprovided on itsinner side which is adapted to be inserted in to band 30.,

.to trousers having Patented Oct upper bars of this member is removablfolded the forwai-'dend of one of theshoulY der straps or Webs 23. Inaqv possible pressure of spring19 against body of the wearer, strap 21is encompassed by a flexible tubularl sleeve 24 that likewise 'serves toclose up the strap alongV its right and left edges, so that 'the springbecomes completely pocketed; It will be seen that by'tli constructiondescribed vany ull on the Suspenders .will cause cross hea 20 to playaloig'pbail 18 and as this cross head is under the continuous .infiuenceof a high degree of resiliency Iis obtained.

order to reduce' spring 19,

he rear tabs 25 are secured to the cross I bar 18 of bail 18 bya strap26,sa"id bail being surrounded by described. The'pstrap 27 that passesaround the bail is shown to be stitched together along its right andleft edges, as at 28 (Fig. 5) so that sleeve 24 may here b'e omitted.Each tab 10 is provided with button holes folded. Tabs 10, 13 areencircledy by a pair of metal bands 30, 31, of 'which band .3l is with ahook 32 By this construction, the tabs may be secured button holes asWell as 'linut-,ons and as the hooks 32 are formed on the inner sides ofthe tabs, they `will be entirely invisible and will not be apt to comeinto contact with the hand of the wearer.

I claim:

Ina suspender, a Ldrawer-tab lhaving a permanentvfold and an 'openablefold, fastening 'ineaiis for the last named fold, a trouser-tabremovably' supported fold, a. shoulder strap, and means engaged oy thepermanentI fold for yieldingly connecting the 'drawer-tab to said strap.

MICHELANGELO. BONO.

by said last named Witnesses:

Grmiaiyfo GUCEIA,

Karin-nimm Ko'CH.

a spring 19 as previously.

when the tab is

